Prayer for fallen away Catholic family Members

  • Thread starter Thread starter maggieodae
  • Start date Start date
Status
Not open for further replies.
M

maggieodae

Guest
A special prayer thread for St. Monica to intercede for our fallen away family members.

Let us all support one another in prayer for those who have family members who have wandered from the faith.
PRAYER TO ST. MONICA***

Dear St. Monica,
troubled wife and mother,
many sorrows pierced your heart during your lifetime.
Yet, you never despaired or lost faith.
With confidence, persistence, and profound faith,
you prayed daily for the conversion
of your beloved husband, Patricius,
and your beloved son, Augustine;
your prayers were answered.
Grant me that same fortitude, patience,
and trust in the Lord.
Intercede for me, dear St. Monica,
that God may favorably hear my plea for

(Mention your intention here.)

and grant me the grace to accept His Will in all things,
through Jesus Christ, our Lord,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, forever and ever.

Amen.

Add your family to the list of those we shall pray for daily.
 
Thank you for starting this St Monica thread (St Monica’s Club). I attend daily mass so I will check out this thread before mass and hereby promise to pray for the Club members and their children. Please pray for my two adult children. One is presently attending the annual Pagan festival “Burning Man” . She attended a California University and met many very brilliant artistic computer geniouses who promote this pagan worship. She was also encouraged by the excommunicated priest Matthew Fox to leave the old-fashioned Catholic church and join his cult of “educated” pagans. It is very seductive to be with this elite In-crowd of intellectuals who have all the answers.
St Monica please join our club here at Catholic Answers and inspire us to keep up our prayers as long as it takes. Please hold our adult babies in your loving arms and whisper in their ears how much Christ loves them. They are lost sheep following the golden calf which is hard and cold. Even if it is painful for them please ask Jesus to make it uncomfortable for them to remain out of the church…if that is the only way they will listen. Thank you St Monica.
 
St. Monica, you know the heartbreak that we mothers endure. Please intercede for us for the conversion and salvation of all our families. We ask this in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen
 
Prayer for Faith

O glorious St. Monica, transfixed with sorrow when you saw your beloved child Augustine living in the dark and gloomy abyss of error and vice, and straying far from the right path which leads to true felicity in the possession of God and his holy grace, hear our prayer, O afflicted mother.

By that cruel sorrow which, with so much patience, you bore; and by those earnest sighs and bitter tears with which you appealed to God to change the heart of your prodigal son; by your wondrous confidence in God, which was never shaken, O grant to us, your children, that we may, like you, place all our trust in God, and in our trials and troubles be ever resigned to his holy will; while we ask you, O glorious mother St. Monica, to supply for us our special needs, we here earnestly ask you to pray for the erring children of Jesus, so many Augustines, straying from God and hurrying to ruin. Let that earnest prayer of yours go forth once more for us and for sinners, that we may live in the light of divine grace, and be united again thereafter to bless the bounty of a loving God for eternity. Amen.

Followed by:
Our Father . . . Hail Mary . . . Glory Be . . .Saint Monica, pray for us.

Prayer for Hope

O glorious mother, St. Monica, who, despite the many means you employed to accomplish the conversion of your son Augustine seemed fruitless, though for a long time God himself appeared deaf to your earnest prayer and unmoved by your ever-flowing tears, did never lose confidence in obtaining the long-sought grace for Augustine.

You did lovingly and tenderly admonish your erring son; you did watch over him ever with all a mother’s love, and fearless of danger and heedless of fatigue, follow him from place to place in his weary and wayward wanderings; in a word, all that a mother’s tender love could suggest, all that a mother’s anxious solicitude could inspire, all that a wondrous prudence and true wisdom could dictate, you, O great St. Monica, cheerfully did to effect the return to God of your firstborn and darling child.

By all these generous efforts, so happily crowned in the end, hear, O mother, the petitions we make to you. Pray for us, too, and pray especially for those who are unmindful of and ungrateful to God. To you, O dearest mother, we are especially dedicated; look upon us, then, as your children, and win for us the grace we need. Regard mercifully the most destitute amongst us, that sin being diminished, the number of the faithful may increase, and greater glory may be given to Him who is the best of friends, the truest of benefactors, our first beginning and last end, the source of all our hope, our Savior, our God. Amen

Followed by:
Our Father . . . Hail Mary . . . Glory Be . . . Saint Monica, pray for us.
 
Prayer for Charity

O glorious mother St. Monica, who can conceive the consolation that abounded in your heart, so long the home of brooding sorrow, when you saw your child Augustine rising in the light of grace and giving himself generously to God; when you folded your converted son in your arms, and tears of very joy streamed forth to tell the glowing jubilee of your heart.

Oh, how in that moment God in his mercy recompensed your years of sorrow and anxiety, your long and weary days of racking suspense. It was impossible that a child of tears like yours should perish; and when your son Augustine heard the call of God, he obeyed it, and his life and his deeds flung a luster all their own on you, St. Monica.

O fortunate mother, twice mother of your child, deign to listen to our prayers and present our petitions to God; look lovingly, and with all a mother’s interest on us assembled here, under your protection, to honor you. We love you; let us become, as St. Augustine of old, the objects of your maternal love. Pray that we, too, like St. Augustine, may have strength to cling to God, and triumph over sin and temptation. By your prayers break the fetters of sin that hold in cruel bondage the souls of your sinful children in this world.

O mother, pray that the miracle of grace in the heart of Augustine may again and again be repeated in these days of universal sin, and that the erring children of Jesus may be led back to the fold; that, united here on earth, we may securely go through the dangers of life and be united with you, our mother, in heaven for ever. Amen

Followed by:
Our Father. . . Hail Mary . . . Glory Be . . . Saint Monica, pray for us.

Concluding Prayers

O God, look graciously down upon your children who sigh in this valley of tears. Hopefully we pray for our daily bread, for the forgiveness of our sins, for the never-failing help of your grace, and for the faithful fulfillment of your promises: to find life everlasting and a happy abode with you in heaven, through the merits of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Redeemer.

May God, through the merits and intercession of Saint Monica, increase our faith, strengthen our hope, and enkindle the fire of charity in our hearts.

Amen
 
How beautiful this thread is!!! Praise God for all of you here at CAF!!
 
Amen - at least two of my four beautiful sisters have seriousy fallen away, another is lukewarm at best.
 
Thank you for this thread and God bless all in it and bring our children home. Please keep my three in your prayers; one 'believer in a ‘being’ but not her Catholic faith; one who believes in Jesus but not that we have to 'live a Catholic life" and one who can’t even ‘try’ to have faith yet. God help them.
 
Dear St. Monica,
troubled wife and mother,
many sorrows pierced your heart during your lifetime.
Yet, you never despaired or lost faith.
With confidence, persistence, and profound faith,
you prayed daily for the conversion
of your beloved husband, Patricius,
and your beloved son, Augustine;
your prayers were answered.
Grant me that same fortitude, patience,
and trust in the Lord.
Intercede for me, dear St. Monica,
that God may favorably hear my plea for
Benjamin
and grant me the grace to accept His Will in all things,
through Jesus Christ, our Lord,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, forever and ever.

Amen.

Thank you for starting this thread. God be with you always.
 
Litany of the Three Patrons

Our Lady of Consolation
St. Augustine (Feastday August 28th)
St. Monica (Feastday August 27th)

Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.

God, the Father of Heaven,
Have mercy on us.
God, the Son, Redeemer of the world,
Have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit,
Have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, one God,
Have mercy on us.

Response: pray for us.

Mary, our Mother and the Mother of Jesus,
Mary, our Mother of Consolation,
Mary, the source of our hope,
Mary, the refuge of sinners,
Mary, the guiding star of our lives,
Mary, source of strength in our weakness,
Mary, source of light in our darkness,
Mary, source of consolation in our sorrows,
Mary, source of victory in our temptations,
Mary, who leads us to Jesus,
Mary, who keeps us with Jesus,
Mary, who redeems us through Jesus,
Mary, Mother of Consolation, our Patroness,

St. Augustine, triumph of divine grace,
St. Augustine, so faithful to grace,
St. Augustine, glowing with pure love of God,
St. Augustine, filled with zeal for God’s glory,
St. Augustine, bright star in the firmament of the Church,
St. Augustine, so great and so humble,
St. Augustine, dauntless defender of the Faith,
St. Augustine, vanquisher of heresy,
St. Augustine, prince of bishops and doctors,
St. Augustine, our father,

St. Monica, devout mother of St. Augustine,
St. Monica, whose prayers won Augustine from sin,
St. Monica, whose prayers gave Augustine to God,
St. Monica, pattern for wives,
St. Monica, model of mothers and mother of saints,
St. Monica, exemplar of widows,
St. Monica, devoted to prayer,
St. Monica, so patient in trials,
St. Monica, so resigned in sorrow,
St. Monica, so happy in death,
St. Monica, devoted child of Mary, Mother of Consolation,

Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world,
Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world,
Graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world,
Have mercy on us.

V. Pray for us, O holy Mother of Consolation,
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

V. Pray for us, O holy father, Saint Augustine,
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

V. Pray for us, O holy mother, Saint Monica,
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

Let Us Pray

Lord Jesus Christ, Father of mercies and God of all consolation, grant to Thy servants, that joyfully venerating Thy most pure Mother Mary as Our Lady of Consolation, we may be consoled by her in our sorrows, fortified in our trials through life, and in dying, may merit the ineffable consolations of Heaven for all eternity.
Amen.
 
St Monica, I offered my mass today for all of your fans here at CA. Thank you for giving us such a good example when you were down here on earth. Say “hi” to your son St Augustine and ask him to send signals down to the pagan worshipers at the Burning Man festival in Nevada. They need to feel in their gut that hedonous living is meaningless and sinful. Tell St Augustine to tap my daughter on the shoulder and tell her how ridiculous it is for a grown woman with a college degree to be acting like a “cradle pagan” who never had the advantages of receiving the body and blood of Christ. Inspire her and all the adult children who have forgotten the sweet taste of the Holy Eucharist to yearn for the heavenly food and to throw away the ways of the devil. Thank you St Monica. I know my daughter will respond much better to a young man who had experienced the pagan lifestyle than to me…an “old-fashioned” mom who never left the church.
 
onetruechurch said:
St Monica, I offered my mass today for all of your fans here at CA. Thank you for giving us such a good example when you were down here on earth. Say “hi” to your son St Augustine and ask him to send signals down to the pagan worshipers at the Burning Man festival in Nevada. They need to feel in their gut that hedonous living is meaningless and sinful. Tell St Augustine to tap my daughter on the shoulder and tell her how ridiculous it is for a grown woman with a college degree to be acting like a “cradle pagan” who never had the advantages of receiving the body and blood of Christ. Inspire her and all the adult children who have forgotten the sweet taste of the Holy Eucharist to yearn for the heavenly food and to throw away the ways of the devil. Thank you St Monica. I know my daughter will respond much better to a young man who had experienced the pagan lifestyle than to me…an “old-fashioned” mom who never left the church.
Click to expand...
Maybe he is listening…One Sign…
 
maggieodae said:
Maybe he is listening…One Sign…
Click to expand...
Maggie, you are a saint! Ths is a very difficult week for me because I know how hedonistic that festival is and my first born has been attending for about 10 years. The first year she attended I sobbed and sobbed when I read about all the activities that were going on. I then decided just to double my praying time during the pagan week and I don’t read about the activities. I have been hoping something negative would happen at the event but I didn’t want anyone to be physically hurt. Thank you for letting us know that finally the pagan gods are being challenged. Let’s hope this is a sign that St Monica and her son are stirring up trouble.
 
onetruechurch said:
Maggie, you are a saint! Ths is a very difficult week for me because I know how hedonistic that festival is and my first born has been attending for about 10 years. The first year she attended I sobbed and sobbed when I read about all the activities that were going on. I then decided just to double my praying time during the pagan week and I don’t read about the activities. I have been hoping something negative would happen at the event but I didn’t want anyone to be physically hurt. Thank you for letting us know that finally the pagan gods are being challenged. Let’s hope this is a sign that St Monica and her son are stirring up trouble.
Click to expand...
All I can say is WOW.
 
onetruechurch said:
Maggie, you are a saint! Ths is a very difficult week for me because I know how hedonistic that festival is and my first born has been attending for about 10 years. The first year she attended I sobbed and sobbed when I read about all the activities that were going on. I then decided just to double my praying time during the pagan week and I don’t read about the activities. I have been hoping something negative would happen at the event but I didn’t want anyone to be physically hurt. Thank you for letting us know that finally the pagan gods are being challenged. Let’s hope this is a sign that St Monica and her son are stirring up trouble.
Click to expand...
:yup: God will not be mocked.
 
Dear St Monica,
Thank you for destroying the original Burning Man before it could appear in the big celebration this Saturday. I just checked the weather forecast for the Reno area and thunderstorms are forecast for today. Please ask God to bring those storms further north and “rain on the pagans’ parade”. It would be awesome if a lightning bolt could strick the newly built idol without harming any of the pagans. Sometimes it takes an “act of God” to bring our loved ones back to Christ. Just as Mary was able to ask her son to perform miracles I am sure you could ask your son to attend this festival and chase away the devils who are so delighted with this feast. You still have one and a half more days to perform your miracles . Any change of heart of any of the idol worshipers would be considered a miracle to me. Maybe it is not the right time for my loved one but please change the heart of at least one pagan today. I will continue to say the prayers that Maggie presented for us in earlier posts. :gopray2:
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Back
Top